NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Friday, November 7, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

97-631 - Fort McHenry NM&HS (MD) - Follow-up on Burglary Arrest

S.W., who was arrested on October 7th for burglarizing the park's
visitor center, pled guilty to associated charges and was sentenced to two
years and two months in jail on November 6th.  This conviction triggered the
assessment of four additional years of jail based on sentences deferred from
previous convictions in Maryland.  S.W. has over 25 prior arrests.  [Rick
Nolan, CR, FOMC, 11/6]

97-689 - Gateway NRA (NY) - Special Event

The 28th running of the New York City marathon began at Fort Wadsworth on
November 2nd - the 22nd time the race has started there and the fourth time
the NPS has been involved (Fort Wadsworth became an NPS site in 1995).  Local
estimates are that there were over 31,000 documented participants, many from
nations from around the world.  They were supported by over a thousand
staffers and volunteers.  Set-up for the marathon began two weeks before the
event.  More than two dozen Park Police officers, ten rangers, and 20 Coast
Guard personnel (who are property owners within park boundaries) provided
security for park resources and buildings, raised public awareness about the
park and the NPS, and provided crowd control on the day of the race.  No
unanticipated events occurred.  [Marty O'Toole, Site Ranger, GATE, 11/6]

97-690 - Thomas Stone NHP (VA) - Special Event

Thomas Stone's home, Haberdeventure, was opened last weekend during two days
of activities and ceremonies.  The home was gutted by fire prior to its
designation as a national historic site.  Denver Service Center and the
Historic Preservation Training Center worked together to restore the mansion
over the past few years.  The finishing touches to the interior and the
installation of exhibits and furnishings were just recently completed.  The
two-day event included "Thomas Stone Day" on November 1st.  The day was
filled with colonial activities and interpretive demonstrations. 
Interpreters from Colonial Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and George
Washington Birthplace NM joined volunteers and re-enactors in these
activities.  The main event occurred on the following day, and featured a
number of speakers, musical entertainment and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  An
estimated 1,400 people attended.  Rangers from Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania
NMP, George Washington Birthplace NM and Thomas Stone NHP provided visitor
management and assistance.  There were no incidents.  [John Frye, GEWA, 11/5]

97-691 - Big Bend NP (TX) - Drug Conviction

M.M., 25, of Pecos, Texas, was sentenced to five years supervised
probation for felony possession of a controlled substance in federal court in
October.  On May 20th, ranger Gary Carver received information from Customs
regarding a suspicious vehicle.  Carver subsequently contacted the occupants
of the vehicle - M.M. and a juvenile companion - in front of the Panther
Junction visitor center.  M.M. was arrested for outstanding traffic warrants
and the juvenile was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. 
A Border Patrol narcotics detection dog was employed to check the vehicle. 
The dog alerted to the rear seat area.  Two bottles of valium and rohypnol
were found.  Rohypnol is known on the street as the "date rape" drug and is
being used and sold in border cities.  [Gus Martinez, DR, East District,
BIBE, 10/29]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Cuyahoga Valley NRA (OH) - White-Tailed Deer Management

The FONSI for the final environmental assessment for white-tailed deer
management in the park was approved by the regional director on October 28th.
On October 30th, a request for a temporary restraining order was filed by The
Fund for Animals, Animal Protection Institute, The Humane Society of the
United States, Ohioans for Animals Rights, In Defense of Deer, and four
individuals.  The request, which was filed in a Washington, D.C., district
court, is based on the premise that the NPS failed to prepare a programmatic
EIS, does not have adequate scientific data for the decision, and failed to 
follow binding policies.  The NPS has voluntarily agreed not to initiate
actions, planned for next week, until a full hearing is held on December
12th.  [Tom Bradley, CUYA]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Reports pending.

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

No submissions.

WEB DIRECTORY

The Morning Report periodically runs a listing of Worldwide Web sites of use
to NPS employees in the course of their work.  Please send along entries -
and corrections, in case of address errors - to the editor.  

Thanks to Carol DiSalvo, Jil Swearingen, Albright Training Center, Dave
Harmon, Jim Gasser and Heather Huyck for providing this week's additions. 
All new entries are marked with asterisks.

NPS SITES

Congressional Affairs office            www.nps.gov/legal
Training and Development office         www.nps.gov/training
NPS Web page development info           www.nps.gov/helpdesk (user name: NPS,
                                             password: Mather)
Current VIP opportunities               www.nps.gov/volunteer
Press releases, park news, more         www.nps.gov/pub_aff/pressrm.htm
Q&A with volunteer NPS historians       www.nps.gov/crweb1/history/askhist.htm
Geologists-in-Parks program             www.aqd.nps.gov/natnet/grd/geojob/geojob.htm
Harpers Ferry wayside exhibits          www.nps.gov/waysite 
NPS safety info                         www.nps.gov/riskmgmt
NCR Museum Resource Center              www.nps.gov/mrc
National Center for Preservation
 Technology and Training                www.cr.nps.gov/npctt
NPS training opportunities *            www.nps.gov/training
NPS strategic plan *                    www.nps.gov - InfoZone, Park Planning

DOI SITES

DOI address directory                   www.doi.gov/cgi-bin/mailsrch
DOI jobs listings                       www.usgs.gov/doi/avads/index.html
DOI IG reports                          www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/ig.html
DOI payroll, Denver                     www.dasc.doi.gov
DOI safety                              http://safety.doi.gov
DOI rec lakes study commission *        www.doi.gov.nrls

OTHER AGENCY SITES

Comptroller General decisions           www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/gaocd.html
GAO reports                             www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/gao.html
OPM jobs listings                       www.usajobs.opm.gov
USDA graduate school                    www.grad.usda.gov
Thrift Savings Plan                     www.tsp.gov
New legislation (NECTEA) re: 
 funding for park roads                 www.fhwa.dot.gov
OPM locality pay rates                  www.opm.gov/pay/index.htm
CFR and Federal Register info           www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr
FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection       www.ftc.gov
IG networks                             www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ignet
Fed Employees News Digest               www.clubfed.com

CONGRESSIONAL SITES

All Senate offices, committees          www.senate.gov
All House offices, committees           www.house.gov
Bills, reports, related info            http://thomas.loc.gov

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SITES

Exotic invasive species *               www.aqd.nps.gov/npci
Malformed amphibians reports *          www.npwrc.org/narcam

ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SITES

Environmental contract fraud info       www.echotech.com
                                        www.afce.org
                                        www.fraud.org
FLETC legal updates                     wwww.sbaonline.sba.gov/ignet/library/legalupd/legalupd.html
Investigation hotline                   www.netrail.net/~hotline /investigations
Info on legal issues                    www.Lawcheck.com/main.html
Info on militia groups, etc.            www.splcenter.org
Laws, court rulings, related info       www.findlaw.com

OTHER RELEVANT SITES

Student Conservation Association        www.sca-inc.org
George Wright Society                   www.portup.com/~gws/home.html
GWS park-related links *                www.portup.com/~gws.gwsnet.html
Links to NPs worldwide                  http://149.170.210.2/~keith/links.htm
Links to worldwide NP topics *          http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/ph/pnp/pnp.htm
National Center for Accessibility       www.indiana.edu/~nca
Recycled content procurement            www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure.html
                                        www.metrokc.gov/oppis/recyclea.html
                                        www.pnl.gov/esp/greenguide
                                        fcn.state.fl.us/bpsr/drc_notice.html
Telephone directory searches            www.pc411.com/pc411v2.html

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